Bunker WN01 4 R669
France /
Basse-Normandie /
Merville-Franceville-Plage /
Merville Battery Avenue
World
/ France
/ Basse-Normandie
/ Merville-Franceville-Plage
Second World War 1939-1945, artillery, bunker
German WW2 Atlantikwall Bunker for Widerstandsnest 01, Merville Battery
Type Regelbau 669 Fieldgun emplacement (60°) without annexes for 10cm leFH315(i)
The R669 and R612 are very similar casemates. Not clear why they mixed them up here.
Sources:
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/merville.htm
bunkersite.com/locations/france/normandie/669-merv.php
Type Regelbau 669 Fieldgun emplacement (60°) without annexes for 10cm leFH315(i)
The R669 and R612 are very similar casemates. Not clear why they mixed them up here.
Sources:
www.atlantikwall.org.uk/merville.htm
bunkersite.com/locations/france/normandie/669-merv.php
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merville_Gun_Battery
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°16'10"N -0°11'51"E
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- Tombette Woods 17 km
- The Longues-sur-Mer battery 37 km
- Pointe du Siège 3 km
- Les Pommiers Camping 4.1 km
- Caen/Ouistreham Ferry Terminal 4.2 km
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- Cabourg beach 4.9 km
- Beach of Lion-Sur-Mer, Hermanville 8.7 km
- Hermanville-sur-Mer 9 km
- Lion-sur-Mer 10 km
- Sword Beach 10 km
- Luc-sur-Mer 12 km